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Hezekiah’s Prayer

14 Then (A)Hezekiah took the [a]letter from the hand of the messengers and read it, and he went up to the house of Yahweh and [b]spread it out before Yahweh. 15 And Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh, the God of Israel, (B)who is [c]enthroned above the cherubim, (C)You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 (D)Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and hear; (E)open Your eyes, O Yahweh, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, who sent them (F)to [d]reproach the living God. 17 Truly, O Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands 18 and have put their gods into the fire, (G)for they were not gods but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them. 19 But now, O Yahweh our God, I pray, save us from his hand (H)that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O (I)Yahweh, are God.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 19:14 Lit letters...read them
  2. 2 Kings 19:14 Lit Hezekiah spread
  3. 2 Kings 19:15 Lit seated
  4. 2 Kings 19:16 Or defy, cf. 1 Sam 17:26

14 (A)And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: “O Lord God of Israel, the One (B)who dwells between the cherubim, (C)You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 (D)Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; (E)open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, (F)which he has sent to reproach the living God. 17 Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, 18 and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were (G)not gods, but (H)the work of men’s hands—wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. 19 Now therefore, O Lord our God, I pray, save us from his hand, (I)that all the kingdoms of the earth may (J)know that You are the Lord God, You alone.”

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